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The XR Week Peek (2020.12.01): Quest side distribution platform coming in Q1 2021, Quest competitor coming, and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.12.01): Quest side distribution platform coming in Q1 2021, Quest competitor coming, and much more!

I’m super swamped with work, so this week the roundup will be a bit more limited than the usual… not a big problem considering that this week has been quite boring in the XR ecosystem.  Before starting the actual post, let me send my thoughts to two beloved members of our community: The YouTubers Cas and […]

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.11.23): Many new AR headsets get teased, Link goes 90Hz, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.11.23): Many new AR headsets get teased, Link goes 90Hz, and more!

I’m really crunching for two projects I’m working on, but I’m still finding the time to update you of the XR communities about the best news of the week. Not that this week there is much to talk about, actually… but I’m sure you will find here below something that interests you Top news of […]

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020
by Skarredghost
Threedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!

Threedy AI automatically converts 2D photos in 3D assets for AR!

Threedy AI is a startup whose main expertise is the automatic conversion from 2D photos to 3D models. It can automatically fetch the photos of your items from your website, and transform them into 3D models for prices as cheap a $5/model! It is a very innovative company, and I think that it can be […]

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week (2020.11.16): HP Reverb G2 still haunted by WMR tracking, Quest 2 update brings 90Hz, and more!

The XR Week (2020.11.16): HP Reverb G2 still haunted by WMR tracking, Quest 2 update brings 90Hz, and more!

It’s a very busy working period for me, and I’m sorry if I’m being very irregular in writing blog posts or in answering on social media… but I’m really tight on time! Things should be better after half of December, please be patient. This week I’ve anyway found the time to enjoy the artistic piece Finding […]

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.11.09): PS5 doesn’t improve PSVR, VRChat reaches 24,000 concurrent users, and more!

Greetings from the new lockdown. I hope you’re well and you’re safe, and that VR is helping you in having a healthier life. I don’t feel alone because I have so many virtual friends and colleagues with which I speak every day, and VR helps me to travel wherever I want. Thank you all for […]

November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
by Skarredghost
Nreal currently focusing on Asia, shipping to the West is coming next year

Nreal currently focusing on Asia, shipping to the West is coming next year

I have said it multiple times: Nreal is one of the most intriguing AR startups out there. With its lightweight, fashionable and affordable glasses, it has set a new trend for AR, that now many companies are trying to follow. It is the AR glass to buy for many consumer and enterprise applications, but the […]

November 3, 2020November 3, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.11.02): PSVR likely not to come in 2021, new info revealed on Decagear, and more!

I hope you all that celebrate Halloween had a nice time celebrating this holiday! And don’t worry, your favorite ghost will keep haunting you with VR news all over the year, not only during Halloween! Top news of the week PSVR 2 is probably coming in 2022 and with a slow transition I admit that this […]

November 2, 2020November 2, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.10.26): DecaGear is an intriguing VR headset, HTC is working on a new device, and more!

Coronavirus is back in Italy and from yesterday we’re having new restrictions like a night curfew, some kind of shops closed, etc… I hope that you and the people you love are safe. These will be complicated weeks, and I hope that we’ll be able to go through them together. Now let’s dig into the best […]

October 26, 2020October 26, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.10.09): All about the Quest 2 launch and much more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.10.09): All about the Quest 2 launch and much more!

This has been the week of the launch of the Oculus Quest 2, and this event has been so big that basically, it will take half of this roundup to describe. There are so many pieces of news about it that today’s newsletter could have been called the Quest 2 Week Peek :). Jokes apart, the […]

October 19, 2020October 19, 2020
by Skarredghost
The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!

The XR Week Peek (2020.10.12): Quest 2 is launching, dogs use AR, and more!

We are all waiting for the Quest 2 to arrive in our inboxes and we are all pretty excited about it! No big news this week, but expect thousands of boxes and reviews coming out from tomorrow on. As a European, I won’t get the Quest on 13th (damn) but only on 15th, so expect […]

October 12, 2020October 12, 2020
by Skarredghost
NVIDIA’s big news: Cloud XR goes to AWS, Omniverse open beta is starting, and more!

NVIDIA’s big news: Cloud XR goes to AWS, Omniverse open beta is starting, and more!

Today at GTC 2020, NVIDIA has released three very interesting news that we in the XR sector should care about: New enterprise NVIDIA RTX A6000 and NVIDIA A40 graphics card have been released; Cloud XR servers are now available on AWS; Omniverse, the collaboration tool for artists, enters open beta. Let me briefly describe them […]

October 5, 2020October 5, 2020
by Skarredghost

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